# Coherent Corp.

> Coherent Corp. is a vertically integrated photonics manufacturer that makes the materials, lasers, optical components, transceivers, instruments, and systems behind AI data centers, telecom networks, precision factories, medical equipment, and consumer sensing. The modern company combines II-VI's engineered-materials and semiconductor heritage with the laser systems of the former Coherent, Inc., selling high-value hardware and services to large technology and industrial customers around the world.

- **Founded:** 1971
- **Headquarters:** Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Founders:** Carl J. Johnson (Co-founder of II-VI Incorporated), James Hawkey (Co-founder of II-VI Incorporated)
- **Team size:** Approximately 31,000 employees
- **Products:** Optical transceivers and interconnects, Optoelectronic devices, Wavelength-management systems, Industrial laser systems, Scientific and medical lasers
- **Notable:** Completed the acquisition of Coherent, Inc. in 2022, combining II-VI's materials and components with Coherent's laser systems., Joined the S&P 500 effective March 23, 2026., Reported fiscal Q3 2026 revenue of $1.81 billion, up 21% year over year, with a 37.7% GAAP gross margin.

## Products & services

- **Optical transceivers and interconnects** — Datacom and telecom modules, active optical cables and direct-attach cables that move data within and between high-speed networks.
- **Optoelectronic devices** — GaAs VCSELs, InP lasers, photodiodes and integrated circuits used in sensing and communications.
- **Wavelength-management systems** — Amplifiers, optical monitoring, dynamic and passive modules, pluggable line systems and multi-rail transport equipment.
- **Industrial laser systems** — Fiber, diode, excimer, CO2 and ultrafast laser products for cutting, welding, marking, drilling and precision processing.
- **Scientific and medical lasers** — Laser sources, optics, detectors and thermoelectric components for microscopy, diagnostics, DNA sequencing and research.
- **Engineered materials and components** — Specialty crystals, ceramics, optical coatings, micro-optics and compound-semiconductor substrates and epitaxy.
- **Dual-laser QSFP28-DCO** — A bidirectional 100G coherent module for single-fiber transmission up to 300 km, designed for fiber-constrained networks.
- **700 mW uncooled micro-pump lasers** — Compact 980 nm pump lasers for dense, energy-conscious optical amplifier designs in scale-across networks.
- **Service and application support** — Installation, repair, customization, calibration and Coherent Labs materials-processing expertise for OEM and industrial customers.

## Achievements

- Completed the acquisition of Coherent, Inc. in 2022, combining II-VI's materials and components with Coherent's laser systems.
- Joined the S&P 500 effective March 23, 2026.
- Reported fiscal Q3 2026 revenue of $1.81 billion, up 21% year over year, with a 37.7% GAAP gross margin.
- Won six 2026 Lightwave Innovation Review awards, matching its six awards in 2025.
- Named to TIME and Statista's America's Best Companies 2026 list.
- Demonstrated the first 200 mm conductive silicon-carbide substrate in 2015.
- Built a global footprint operating in more than 20 countries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Coherent was named to TIME and Statista's America's Best Companies 2026 list.
- **2026-06** — The company announced a CHIPS letter of intent for up to $50 million to expand U.S. optical-networking manufacturing for AI infrastructure.
- **2026-05** — Fiscal Q3 revenue reached $1.81 billion, up 21% year over year; data-center and communications demand drove growth.
- **2026-03** — Coherent and NVIDIA announced a multiyear optics partnership, a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment and a $2 billion NVIDIA investment.
- **2026-03** — Coherent joined the S&P 500 and introduced multiple AI-scale optical-networking products at OFC 2026.
- **2025-08** — Apple and Coherent expanded their long-running VCSEL supply partnership with a new multiyear agreement for production in Texas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coherent.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coherent-corp/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/coherentcorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoherentCorp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coherent_corp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoherentCorp

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Last updated: 2026-08-11